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Elementary students learned about adding pennies and dimes by creating their own store called “The Montessori Food Department.”

From their blog: “Our first graders are practicing adding dimes and pennies. They decided to name their store The Montessori Food Department. They worked together to make their ‘store’ where they could buy items and count money. It was a great success!”

Students are having a wonderful time in the Outdoor Classroom, as usual. January activities included painting river rocks and making rock dominoes (learning math skills in the process); working with sand and water; and working as “veterinarians.”

FMS Parents may be familiar with Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, which made waves in the fields of education and developmental psychology after it was outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Gardner, a renowned developmental psychologist and Harvard professor, maintained that intelligence wasn’t so black and white as traditional school assessments and public opinion would have us believe. A child who struggled through their mathematical exercises could be a brilliant poet; a child ...

Middle School Head Teacher Ms. Erica became “Sergeant Sherlock” to show her students a day in the life of a Confederate soldier during the Civil War Era. Says Ms. Erica: “It was the greatest day of my entire teaching career.”

In Ms. Angela’s art class, students created art inspired by graffiti, Renaissance apothecary shops, architecture, the holiday season and more! Check out her blog and pictures below:

“Winter is here and we are busy creating in every classroom. FMS Students are working hard on beautiful pieces that would inspire any artist to create. I am always amazed by their perspective and ability to take on any project whether they are 3 or 13 years of age.

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Foothills Montessori School is a private school serving ages 3-14 in a safe and beautiful area of Henderson, Nevada. Founded in 1999, we offer a highly qualified staff, a 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio, a welcoming campus, and a very special community. Our curriculum is rich and rigorous and our focus is on shaping confident, well-rounded, compassionate critical thinkers. We are an affiliate of the American Montessori Society and were one of the first Montessori schools in the Las Vegas Valley. We invite you to tour our campus, meet our staff, step into our classrooms and walk through our gardens. See you then!